Mat Kearney Concert!!!

On Friday a bunch of friends and I went to the Mat Kearney concert.  There were 11 of is total and it was SO MUCH FUN!  He is an excellent performer.  I loved every minute of it.  I've been listening to his new CD seriously every single day for the past few weeks to gear up and I'm not sick of it yet!  So I've been wanting to see Mat Kearney in concert for a few years now and it's never worked out, so this year I was going to make it happen! I bought all the tickets and made reservations for dinner beforehand, and wouldn't you know I had car problems while leaving to go meet everyone......my car wouldn't start.  So I had to take it in to get looked at and ended up leaving it overnight.  Then I had to take the MAX (light rail) downtown to meet everyone at the concert, missing dinner of course.  Thankfully I was too excited for the concert to notice my hunger, but that Voodoo donut afterwards never tasted so good!  I'm becoming a concert person I think.....there's just something in being close to the stage and "feeling" the music.  It's amazing.  I'm already thinking about which concert will be next.....

Line Dancing

A few weeks ago I let some of my classmates talk me into going line dancing.  I mean, as you already know from my previous post, I love to dance.  Line dancing is a different story though.  You can't bust loose and you're doing the same thing as everyone else.

The good thing was there was an hour long free class beforehand.  Perfect!  Easy peasy...... NOT!  The class was designated "Advanced" and that had me a little worried.  I am definitely a beginner.  Heck..... we ROCKED that class though!  It was so much fun to learn a new dance.  Now I just have to remember it for the next time we go.  We kicked it for a while afterwards - chatted, snacked, danced some more.  And now I'm in the country music mode!  Well, almost......

A sign we saw on the wall that I liked:
Cowgirl Motto: Sheep always stay away from wolves - fer darn good reason!

Private Concert with Ingrid Michaelson

So I'm sitting in class Wednesday, on my birthday, listening to a lecture on neoplasms of the nervous system when I get this gchat from my friend Anya (sitting in the row ahead of me):


"i have a birthday proposition for you.  what are you doing tomorrow around mmmm 3ish?"
So I say, "joining you for some fun?"  Little did I know what she was about to say next.......  She had won tickets on the radio that morning to meet and see Ingrid Michaelson in a private concert downtown.  She hadn't planned on inviting anyone in the class so no one would feel left out, but......thank goodness it was my birthday!  Hers is in a few weeks so what better way to celebrate our birthdays together??


The only thing was we had a test the next day.  And it wasn't going to be a cake walk, not Neurology.  Turns out it was the hardest test I have taken yet.  So you might ask.....did I go to the concert?  HECK YES!!  And.....did I regret going?  HECK NO!!  It was totally worth it.


Anya was on the 2nd row and I was on the 3rd.  SUCH GOOD SEATS.  And she is such an amazing singer.  It was a casual concert - she only performed about 5 songs and they asked her questions in between.  More like a "meet and greet" concert, which is fine with me!  She also performed a few songs off her new CD that just came out the end of January.  So good.


So afterwards we got to talk with her, take a picture with her, and get a signed poster.  BOOYAH!!  Best birthday EVER!

It won't let me upload the video I have of her singing "Maybe"......

4th of July Weekend

My roommate, Abbey, got married last Saturday and so I flew to UT for the wedding. Elder Holland performed the ceremony. Bonus. It was AMAZING to be sitting there in the same room as him AND in the temple no less. It was a beautiful ceremony (Salt Lake Temple) and he had some really amazing things to say. I'm lucky I got to be there. Plus he said "hi" to me. Oh yeah!

The wedding was perfect timing as it was July 4th weekend. Double bonus. I love the 4th in UT. Celebrations started early on Saturday. My roommate, Amy, and I started off the celebrations with some shave ice (LOVE it!), followed by a rockin' pool party and BBQ. I got to see a lot my peeps from my old ward (MISS 'em!) and then we played some basketball in the pool. Yes, I showed all the boys up. It was a lot of fun.

After the pool party I met up with Elise & Erik for the Stadium of Fire. First time for all of us. And boy was it sweet! My favs were the sky divers that landed IN the stadium, Brad Paisley, and the fireworks. Oh. My. Gosh. The fireworks were AMAZING. Best finale I've ever seen, partly because they shook the whole stadium and my sis and I were going crazy. Just ask Erik. According to him we were screaming and shaking like crazy. Bahahaha. K, I admit it. We kind of were.....

Sunday night was a midnight BBQ (aka annual 1st BBQ of the 4th). It was SO much fun. Sariah, Amy, Dave and I were sparkler-ing it up. Take a peek.

After going to bed at 2:30 am, I woke up at 5:30 am to go to one of my fav parts....the balloon launch! Except they ended up not launching them due to weather. Bummer. Talk about disappointment. Didn't matter though. Anything with Sariah is guaranteed to be a blast.

I hit up the parade afterwards with some friends and then topped it off with a picnic up the canyon with my family. It was one of the most fun weekends ever. I miss UT tons and all my family and friends. Guess I'll just have to go back soon is all.

John Mayer Concert

On Tuesday I went to the John Mayer Concert at USANA with some friends and Elise & Erik. I have always loved Johnny boy's music (music only). I was hoping for some amazing guitar playing and rocking out. I wasn't disappointed either. John Mayer is such a good musician.

I was hoping to see something like this....

But instead we got bitter Johnny boy sportin' his hippie band and long hair. Just imagine the hippie band....

If only I had known, I would have worn my hippie band too! It's a newly acquired purchase from Mexico. It's probably the coolest thing I own.

Beatles Impersonator Concert

Draper Days were fruitful this year with a sweet Beatles concert (cowboy hats, tie dyed shirts, and socks with sandals were all involved. Not me of course....) and fireworks afterwards. Some friends and I in the ward got together for the drive up and a good time. Unfortunately I didn't get any pics of the fireworks. I LOVED them though! Especially since I didn't get any for the 4th (I was rafting in WY) or the 24th (I was in China).

Keith Urban Concert Baby!!

OH MY GOSH!! I am in love with Keith Urban! Snowb and I took Lisi for her 30th birthday. I have been wanting to go forever so it was perfect. It was seriously the BEST concert I have ever been to!! He is such a good performer. He really knows how to rock out on the guitar too. We had so much fun screaming and dancing the night away. You have to go see him in concert yourself!

JAZZ FESTIVAL!!!!!

Lisi, Snowb and I were able to be in Copenhagen, Denmark for the famous Jazz Festival last summer, which we LOVED, and so we jumped at the chance when we heard there was going to be a Jazz Festival at Thanksgiving Point this weekend. It was a little different than what we expected, but it turned out to be very entertaining and fun!! Jazz is my favorite type of music so I thorougly enjoyed myself!

We were expecting more of a Big Band show with singing and what not, but this was a performance to end a 2-day high school jazz festival. BUT, they did bring in some of the big guns. I don't know how much you're into Jazz or if you'll recognize these people, but they're verrrrrry famous.

John Faddis.....famous trumpet player.....this guy is quite the character! He was being a goof all night and cracking jokes. If you watch either of these videos, definitely watch this one and you'll see what I mean about being a goof (he's the one on the right). This isn't from the Jazz Festival, but just a little something to give you a taste of him.



Frank Catalano.....famous sax player.....very talented! This is probably his most famous song, which he did perform at the Jazz Festival as well.

Ryan Shupe….again!!

So if you have been reading my blog, you’ll know that I went to a Ryan Shupe concert a few months ago. So it was perfect timing...meant to be. They had a concert tonight in Thatcher! So of course we had to go! They never cease to amaze me...such talented performers. And this time we got a picture with ‘em!! I got to stand next to Banjo Boy...bahaha!

Snowb and I went with my parents and on the way home, just as we turned onto our street my dad got pulled over by a cop. Sonya and I were laughing the whole time cause my dad just chuckles and my mom says she’s going to walk home. Oh man.....haha! That would sure look good! Turns out the cop was a friend of the family (that’s the good thing about living in a small town, but bad thing for the cop) so he just told us to slow it down. Great ending to the night!

Ryan Shupe Concert!!

Last Saturday all of us went to a Ryan Shupe concert at the outdoor amphitheatre at Thanksgiving Point. It was super nice to be outside to enjoy it! I love the fresh air! Snowb, Picho, and I met up with Lisi, Artisto, Dexter, and Duran for a lovely enjoyable concert. Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband are excellent performers and sound way better in real life. We got to bust our farm dance moves a bit!





Afterwards Snowb and I went and asked Ryan Shupe himself to go out for corndogs! "Corndogs, Corndogs, they are so good to me! Good when they're hot. Good when they're cold. Good when they're fresh. Good when they're cold."